IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS Equity Ensemble Singers (All genders) - Weston Theater Company Auditions

IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS - NYC Singers ECC

Weston Theater Company | Weston, VT

AUDITION DATE

Wednesday, March 26, 2025
9:30 AM (E)

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep
$807 weekly minimum (LORT D) until 6/30/25
$839 weekly minimum (LORT D) after 6/30/25
+ health/pension/travel/lodging

SEEKING

Equity chorus singers for roles in IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a short song cut (16 bars or 30 seconds, or thereabouts) in the style of the score. Please also bring a hard-copy picture/resume. If unable to attend this in-person audition, performers may send a picture/resume for consideration to
submissions@michaelcassara.net.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Executive Artistic Director: Susanna Gellert
Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Book by David Ives and Paul Blake
Based upon the Paramount Pictures film written for the screen by Norman Krasna, Norman Panama, and Melvin Frank.
Director: Susanna Gellert
Choreographer: Felicity Stiverson
Music Director: Larry Pressgrove
Expected to attend:
Casting Director: Michael Cassara, CSA

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: 6/24
First Preview: 7/16
Opens: 7/18
Closes: 8/10

OTHER

ECC Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
Notice: Audition Call Type: ECC

BREAKDOWN

IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS

SEEKING:

[RITA AND RHODA] – Mid 20s-Early 30s. Bob and Phil’s two star chorus girls, they are brash, sexy and fun, although perhaps not the smartest.

[ENSEMBLE] 18+, any race/ethnicity, any gender identity. Dancers who sing very well, Extremely skilled tap dancers who are equally strong in ballroom and jazz dance. To play various supporting characters who are generally early 20s-mid 30s. May understudy principal roles and will play the following ensemble roles:
TESSIE – Bob and Phil’s extremely competent assistant. Can double as ASSISTANT SEAMSTRESS.
JIMMY – The proprietor of “Jimmy’s Back Room,” a none-too-classy nightclub.
CIGARETTE GIRL
SNORING MAN
MRS. SNORING MAN – Can double as SEAMSTRESS.
TRAIN CONDUCTOR
DANCE CAPTAIN
SEAMSTRESS
ASSISTANT SEAMSTRESS
ED SULLIVAN ANNOUNCER
REGENCY ROOM ANNOUNCER (OFFSTAGE VOICE)
SHELDRAKE’S SECRETARY (OFFSTAGE VOICE)
SOLDIERS, TRAIN PASSENGERS, INN GUESTS, CLUBGOERS, CHORUS KIDS AND PATRONS OF THE REGENCY ROOM